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John Henneberger Testimony at Senate Finance on TDHCA Budget

by Kevin Jewell
Posted on March 9, 2011
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TxLIHIS co-director John Henneberger testified last week at the Senate Finance Hearing on TDHCA’s budget and Disaster Recovery funding in Texas.

His testimony is available below via Youtube.

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